Marketing Coordinator
rf IDEAS, Inc · Schaumburg, IL · 4 days ago
MarketingFull-time
About the role
Focus Channel Communications (Shared Resource) seeks a dedicated marketing professional to serve as the point of contact for Channel Sales, managing day-to-day communications with partners. This role will also oversee event logistics, email/social execution, and program management for cross-functional marketing initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Draft, schedule, and distribute partner newsletters, program updates, and co-marketing announcements
- Coordinate incoming partner marketing requests, MDF/co-op documentation, and asset fulfillment
- Maintain the partner portal and resource library
- Own end-to-end logistics for tradeshows, partner events, and internal meetings
- Serve as the on-site point of contact for booth setup, breakdown, and day-of execution
- Manage vendor relationships for event services and track event budgets and timelines
- Support post-event recaps and ROI reporting
- Build, schedule, and send email campaigns — newsletters, nurture, and promotional — in the marketing automation platform
- Schedule and publish approved social media content across channels
- Monitor and report on basic email and social performance metrics
- Ensure all outgoing communications follow rf IDEAS brand standards
- Run day-to-day project management for cross-functional marketing initiatives
- Build and maintain project plans, timelines, and status reporting
- Lead kickoffs, check-ins, and retrospectives
- Coordinate internal stakeholders and outside partners
- Manage scopes of work, timelines, deliverables, and invoicing for outside partners
- Evaluate agency and vendor performance and support selection of new partners
Requirements
- Ability to travel to tradeshows and events, including lifting and moving booth materials up to 25–40 lbs
- Ability to sit, stand, and work at a computer for extended periods
- Communicate through email, phone, instant messaging, video conferencing, and in person
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field preferred
- 2–4 years of experience in marketing coordination, channel/partner marketing, event management, or project management; B2B or technology industry experience a plus
- Experience running or supporting cross-functional projects (e.g., website redesigns, campaign launches) a plus
- Comfortable managing agency and vendor relationships, including scope, timeline, and budget accountability
- Highly organized and able to balance shared-resource demands across Marketing and Channel Sales
- Working knowledge of project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Asana), a CMS platform, and marketing automation/email tools
- Proactive and flexible — comfortable moving fluidly between tactical execution and larger program oversight
Skills
- Strong written communication for both partner-facing and internal audiences
Benefits
- Health, Dental, Vision
- Employer-Paid Life/STD/LTD
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Competitive PTO Package and Paid Company Holidays
- Wellness Program
Behavioral Assessment
Please complete our behavioral assessment through Predictive Index at the following link: https://assessment.predictiveindex.com/bo/B3WV/MarketingCoordinator_Aug2026_214107
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